Peters Township (Pa.) High School product Bart Niemeyer emerged
as one of the regionís premier postmen during his Grove City College cage career
from 1958 to 1962.

Niemeyer, standing 6-foot-3, led Grove City in both scoring and
rebounding in his junior and senior seasons and earned All-West Penn Conference
accolades. He served as team captain both years. As a junior, the team received
an invitation to the Easter Seal Classic at Pitt Field House and played Carnegie
Tech.

Records held by Niemeyer at graduation time include his standing
as Grove Cityís second all-time leading scorer with 1,145 points. He also held
the school record for field goal accuracy (47.5 percent), career rebounds (954)
and single-game rebounds (25).

Under the guidance of head coach Dan Leviton, the 1961-62 team
finished with an 18-5 mark, the best win-loss record in 39 years.

Playing against Geneva proved to be physically punishing for
Bart. At home as a senior, he broke his nose and at Geneva, he broke a finger. A
double-overtime victory at Slippery Rock in the season finale highlighted the
year for Niemeyer.

Grove City reactivated varsity baseball in 1959 and Niemeyer
earned three letters at third base for head coach Jack Behringer. After his
junior year, Niemeyer received ODKís Sportsman of the Year.

Niemeyer graduated with a bachelorís degree in business and
launched his working career with a steel company. He completed Harvard Business
Schoolís executive education program and helped with the startup operations of
two different steel manufacturing facilities that had previously closed.